Federalist v. Federalist v. Democratic-RepublicanDemocratic-Republican

Read the following. Evaluate the TONE of the writing. How does the author feel about the subject of the section? What words let you know this?“… All the capital employed in paper speculation is barren & useless, producing, like that on a gaming table, no accession to itself, and is withdrawn from commerce & agriculture where it would have produced addition to the common mass: That it nourishes in our citizens habits of vice and idleness instead of industry & morality: That it has furnished effectual means of corrupting such a portion of the legislature, as turns the balance between the honest voters which ever way it is directed: That this corrupt squadron, deciding the voice of the legislature, have manifested their dispositions to get rid of the limitations imposed by the constitution on the general legislature, limitations, on the faith of which, the states acceded to that instrument: That the ultimate object of all this is to prepare the way for a change, from the present republican form of government, to that of a monarchy, of which the English constitution is to be the model. That this was contemplated in the Convention is no secret, because its partisans have made none of it.”

  Date State Votes(Yes-No)

1 December 7, 1787 Delaware 30-0 2 December 11, 1787 Pennsylvania 46-23 3 December 18, 1787 New Jersey 38-0 4 January 2, 1788 Georgia 26-0 5 January 9, 1788 Connecticut 128-40 6 February 6, 1788 Massachusetts 187-168 7 April 26, 1788 Maryland 63-11 8 May 23, 1788 South Carolina 149-73 9 June 21, 1788 New Hampshire 57-47 10 June 25, 1788 Virginia 89-79 11 July 26, 1788 New York 30-27 12 Nov 21, 1789 North Carolina 194-7713 May 29, 1790 Rhode Island 34-32

Constitutional Ratification Voteby state

G.W.’s Farewell AddressG.W.’s Farewell Address

“I have already intimated to you

the danger of parties in the

state…Let me now…warn you in the most solemn

manner against the baneful effects of

the spirit of party.”

FederalistFederalist vs. vs. Democratic-RepublicansDemocratic-Republicans

Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson

Jay TreatyJay TreatySigned Nov 1794

Helped avert war with Great Britain

Allowed British to seize cargo bound for French ports

Opened up trade b/w US and GB – including British colonies

Settled other long-standing issues from Revolution Forts in Ohio River Valley Boundaries b/w US & Canada

XYZ AffairXYZ AffairFollowing French Rev – relations b/w US & France

got worse Jay Treaty did not help

US attempted to improve relations

French refused to negotiate unless US bribed them first “Not a sixpence…”

Many in US called for war against France

Alien-Sedition ActsAlien-Sedition ActsLaws passed by Federalist in 1798

Aimed at limiting support for Democrat-Republicans

14 years for immigrants to become citizen Gave president power to deport any alien w/o

trial if dangerous to country Prevent rebellion – federal crime to speak/print

anything critical of government Supposed to address the threats from the

French/Irish Actually to suppress the Democratic-Republicans

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Written by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Reaction to the Alien and Sedition Acts Said that states could ignore federal laws

that did not benefit them or were unconstitutional- “Nullification”

Issues of the DayIssues of the DayFunding the Public Debt

Federalist: Debt is OK; even beneficial Dem-Rep: Debt should be avoided; wary of govt

spending

National Bank Federalist: Bank is necessary to carry out duties of

Federal govt. Dem-Rep: Congress not given the power to create

bank in Constitution Power, thus, is delegated to the states (10th Amend)

Relations with Britain or France Federalist: Pro-Britain Dem-Rep: Pro-France